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briefcase

[breef-keys] / ˈbrifˌkeɪs /
NOUN
carrier for work papers
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Whitehouse added: "Bye bye Ted old friend. He wasn't a dog; he was a species all of his own. He's gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky. We will really miss you mate."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He says he remembers one of the men was holding a briefcase.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

George aero-commutes in a glass-domed saucer that folds into a briefcase, and still manages to get stuck in traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He carried a script he was writing in a slim briefcase, which he’d shuttle back and forth from the brand-new Starbucks down the street.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

"Trust me, you have the necessary skill set. It's a lot of holding my briefcase during interviews."

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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